DC Animated Movies In Order: How to Watch 63 Original and Universe Films

Critics Consensus: Stylish and admirably respectful of the source material, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm succeeds where many of the live-action Batman adaptations have failed.

Synopsis: In this animated feature set in the 1940s, the troubled yet heroic Batman (Kevin Conroy) is pitted against a mysterious figure who is rubbing out... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kevin Conroy, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Bob Hastings, Mark Hamill

Directed By: Eric Radomski, Bruce Timm

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Batman and Robin chase Mr. Freeze, who has kidnapped Batgirl in order to save his wife.

Starring: Kevin Conroy, Michael Ansara, Loren Lester, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Directed By: Boyd Kirkland

Critics Consensus: This feature length entry in the Batman Beyond mythos sends off the Mark Hamill-voiced Joker in thrilling fashion, hitting the same caped crusading peaks of the original series.

Synopsis: In the Gotham City of the future, an older Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) trains a college student, Terry McGinnis (Will Friedle), to replace him as... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Melissa Joan Hart

Directed By: Curt Geda

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Batman (Kevin Conroy) and a new crime-fighter battle the Penguin and his arms-smuggling operation.

Starring: Kevin Conroy, Tara Strong, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Bob Hastings

Directed By: Curt Geda, Tim Maltby

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The Man of Steel (Adam Baldwin) battles an intergalactic killer, accidentally unearthed by a corporation.

Starring: Adam Baldwin, Anne Heche, James Marsters, Tom Kenny

Directed By: Bruce Timm, Lauren Montgomery, Brandon Vietti

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Superman, Batman (Jeremy Sisto), Wonder Woman, the Green Lantern (David Boreanaz), the Flash (Neil Patrick Harris) and others form an alliance to battle evil.

Starring: Jeremy Sisto, David Boreanaz, Neil Patrick Harris, Brooke Shields

Directed By: Dave Bullock

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The Dark Knight (Kevin Conroy) battles Scarecrow, Killer Croc and Deadshot.

Starring: Kevin Conroy, Gary Dourdan, David McCallum, Parminder Nagra

Directed By: Yasuhiro Aoki, Futoshi Higashide, Toshiyuki Kubooka, Hiroshi Morioka

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A powerful woman (Keri Russell) fights fellow Amazons to return a man (Nathan Fillion) back to civilization.

Starring: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Alfred Molina, Virginia Madsen

Directed By: Lauren Montgomery

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The Green Lantern (Christopher Meloni) must race against time to stop Sinestro (Victor Garber) from unleashing a sinister plot.

Starring: Christopher Meloni, Victor Garber, Tricia Helfer, Michael Madsen

Directed By: Lauren Montgomery

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Superman (Tim Daly) and Batman join forces to save the world from Lex Luthor's (Clancy Brown) evil plot.

Starring: CCH Pounder, Allison Mack, Clancy Brown, John C. McGinley

Directed By: Sam Liu

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: On a parallel planet, Superman (Mark Harmon), Batman (William Baldwin) and the other heroes must battle their evil counterparts.

Starring: Mark Harmon, William Baldwin, Chris Noth, Gina Torres

Directed By: Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Batman faces a vigilante who aims to clean up Gotham City but does not follow his moral code.

Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Neil Patrick Harris, Jensen Ackles, Jason Isaacs

Directed By: Brandon Vietti

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Superman and Batman join forces to save a Kryptonian visitor from the evil Darkseid.

Starring: Summer Glau, Ed Asner, Tim Daly, Andre Braugher

Directed By: Lauren Montgomery

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Superman (James Denton) ponders his future after a rescue mission to the sun exposes him to radiation.

Starring: James Denton, Anthony LaPaglia, Christina Hendricks, Matthew Gray Gubler

Directed By: Sam Liu

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: New recruit Arisia (Elisabeth Moss) joins forces with Hal Jordan (Nathan Fillion) to save the universe from the forces of Krona.

Starring: Nathan Fillion, Jason Isaacs, Elisabeth Moss, Henry Rollins

Directed By: Christopher Berkeley, Lauren Montgomery, Jay Oliva

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Bruce Wayne (Ben McKenzie) fights his new nemesis, Catwoman (Eliza Dushku), while lawman James Gordon (Bryan Cranston) battles corruption in Gotham City.

Starring: Bryan Cranston, Benjamin McKenzie, Eliza Dushku, Jon Polito

Directed By: Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Vandal Savage uses stolen information from Batman's secret files to mastermind a plan to exterminate the Justice League.

Starring: Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Susan Eisenberg, Nathan Fillion

Directed By: Lauren Montgomery

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: New superpowerful heroes appear on the scene, but they soon run afoul of the Man of Steel (George Newbern) when they show their willingness to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Robin Atkin Downes, George Newbern, Pauley Perrette, Tara Strong

Directed By: Michael Chang

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Bruce Wayne, now 55-years-old, comes out of retirement to don the cape and cowl. As Batman, he fights his old enemies, the Joker and Two-Face,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Peter Weller, Ariel Winter, Wade Williams, Michael McKean

Directed By: Jay Oliva

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Batman and his new sidekick, Robin, deal with the Joker's newest plot, while Superman brings a global catastrophe to Gotham.

Starring: Peter Weller, Ariel Winter, David Selby, Paget Brewster

Directed By: Jay Oliva

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Superman battles Brainiac to save the Krypton city of Kandor, which is miniaturized and held aboard Brainiac's ship.

Starring: Matt Bomer, Stana Katic, Molly C. Quinn, Alexander Gould

Directed By: James Tucker

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The Flash causes a temporal ripple that creates a fractured reality where the Justice league has never formed, Superman does not exist and a war... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Nathan Fillion, Ron Perlman, Cary Elwes, Kevin McKidd

Directed By: Jay Oliva

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Superman (Alan Tudyk), Wonder Woman (Michelle Monaghan), Batman (Jason O'Mara) and other superheroes join forces to save Earth from Darkseid.

Starring: Alan Tudyk, Michelle Monaghan, Jason O'Mara, Justin Kirk

Directed By: Jay Oliva

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Batman (Jason O'Mara) learns that he has a violent young son who was raised in secret by the League of Assassins terrorist group.

Starring: Jason O'Mara, Thomas Gibson, Morena Baccarin, Giancarlo Esposito

Directed By: Ethan Spaulding

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Batman (Kevin Conroy) must prevent the Joker (Troy Baker) from destroying Gotham City, while battling a new batch of villains called the Suicide Squad.

Starring: Kevin Conroy, Troy Baker, Matthew Gray Gubler, Neal McDonough

Directed By: Jay Oliva, Ethan Spaulding

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Aquaman (Matt Lanter) is forced to choose between the Justice League and Atlantis when Atlantean warriors invade Gotham City and Metropolis.

Starring: Matt Lanter, Sam Witwer, Jason O'Mara, Nathan Fillion

Directed By: Jay Oliva, Ethan Spaulding

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Damian Wayne has a hard time accepting his father's no-killing rule, and soon starts to believe his destiny lies within a secret society.

Starring: Jason O'Mara, Stuart Allan, David McCallum, Sean Maher

Directed By: Jay Oliva

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In an alternate universe, the Justice League uses brutal force to maintain order on Earth. When scientists begin dying, the world's governments challenge the League's... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Benjamin Bratt, Michael C. Hall, Tamara Taylor, Jason Isaacs

Directed By: Sam Liu

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: With Batman missing, it's up to Dick Grayson to put on the cowl and protect Gotham.

Starring: Stuart Allan, Morena Baccarin, Steve Blum, Gaius Charles

Directed By: Jay Oliva

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Robin is forced to join the young super team and soon has to help lead them in a fight against the mighty Justice League after... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sean Maher, Stuart Allan, Jon Bernthal, Taissa Farmiga

Directed By: Sam Liu

Critics Consensus: This stilted retelling of the Joker's origin adds little to its iconic source material, further diminished by some questionable story additions that will have fans demanding justice for Barbara Gordon.

Synopsis: Batman (Kevin Conroy) must save Commissioner Gordon (Ray Wise) from the Joker's (Mark Hamill) twisted quest to drive him insane.

Starring: Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Ray Wise, Tara Strong

Directed By: Sam Liu

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Batman forms Justice League Dark, a new team of dark arts specialists that is led by John Constantine. The team must unravel the mystery of... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Matt Ryan, Jason O'Mara, Camilla Luddington, Nicholas Turturro

Directed By: Jay Oliva

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The young super groups get a new member who seems to have ulterior motives as they take on the mercenary Deathstroke.

Starring: Stuart Allan, Taissa Farmiga, Brandon Soo Hoo, Jake T. Austin

Directed By: Sam Liu

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Batman and Nightwing join forces with Harley Quinn to stop a global threat brought about by Poison Ivy and the Plant Master.

Starring: Melissa Rauch, Kevin Conroy, Paget Brewster, Robin Atkin Downes

Directed By: Sam Liu

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Batman scours the dark streets of Gotham City to find the elusive serial killer Jack the Ripper.

Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Jennifer Carpenter, Scott Patterson, Yuri Lowenthal

Directed By: Sam Liu

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Amanda Waller forms a special squad full of incarcerated villains to retrieve a mystical object.

Starring: Christian Slater, Tara Strong, Vanessa Williams, Billy Brown

Directed By: Sam Liu

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Superman and the rest of the Justice League unite to battle a hulking monster named Doomsday -- but it's ultimately up to the Man of... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jerry O'Connell, Rebecca Romijn, Rainn Wilson, Rosario Dawson

Directed By: Sam Liu, Jake Castorena

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A decade after a tragic mistake, family man Chas and occult detective John Constantine set out to find a cure for Chas's daughter's supernatural coma.

Starring: Matt Ryan, Damian O'Hare, Laura Bailey, Emily O'Brien

Directed By: Doug Murphy

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A substitute Superman arrives following the real Superman's death.

Starring: Cameron Monaghan, Nathan Fillion, Rebecca Romijn, Rainn Wilson

Directed By: Sam Liu

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The Justice League battles the Fatal Five.

Starring: Tara Strong, Diane Guerrero, Noel Fisher, Tom Kenny

Directed By: Sam Liu

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Based on the comic by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee.

Starring: Jason O'Mara, Jennifer Morrison, Jerry O'Connell, Rebecca Romijn

Directed By: Justin Copeland

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Wonder Woman embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue a troubled young girl from Villainy, Inc., a criminal organization that plans to invade the superhero's... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Marie Avgeropoulos, Rosario Dawson, Jeffrey Donovan, Michael Dorn

Directed By: Justin Copeland, Sam Liu

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: An alternate take on Superman portrays him as a Soviet hero after his rocket lands in the USSR.

Starring: Jason Isaacs, Amy Acker, Diedrich Bader, Paul Williams

Directed By: Sam Liu

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Following the decimation of Earth, the Justice League regroups to take on Darkseid and save the remaining survivors.

Starring: Jerry O'Connell, Shemar Moore, Tony Todd, Rebecca Romijn

Directed By: Matt Peters, Christina Sotta

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Young Clark Kent works as an intern at the Daily Planet while learning how to save the city of Metropolis.

Starring: Darren Criss, Alexandra Daddario, Zachary Quinto, Ike Amadi

Directed By: Chris Palmer

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Set in the midst of the swinging 1970s, this Elseworlds adventure finds Bruce Wayne training under a master sensei. It is here that Bruce, along... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kelly Hu, Michael Jai White, Mark Dacascos, James Hong

Directed By: Sam Liu

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The Justice Society of America, a group of heroes aiding the allies in World War II, makes an ally from the future who sends them... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Matt Bomer, Stana Katic, Matthew Mercer, Omid Abtahi

Directed By: Jeff Wamester

Critics Consensus: Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One delivers a stylish, faithful, and suspenseful Batman story, elevated by Jensen Ackles' rich performance as the Caped Crusader and sumptuous art deco inspired animation.

Synopsis: It's a dark time in Gotham City. Held hostage by the powerful Falcone crime family, the city is rife with crime and corruption. Adding to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jensen Ackles, Naya Rivera, Josh Duhamel, Billy Burke

Directed By: Chris Palmer

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Inspired by the iconic mid-1990s DC story from Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two continues as the Holiday Killer is... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jensen Ackles, Naya Rivera, Josh Duhamel, Billy Burke

Directed By: Chris Palmer

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: On an alternate earth, the Joker tricks Superman into killing Lois Lane, sending Superman down a path of destruction.

Starring: Justin Hartley, Anson Mount, Laura Bailey, Zach Callison

Directed By: Matt Peters

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Catwoman, aka Selina Kyle, has no qualms about risking her nine lives when a prize like the world's most valuable emerald is the reward. But... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Elizabeth Gillies, Kirby, Lauren Cohan, Stephanie Beatriz

Directed By: Shinsuke Terasawa

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: When a Power Ring is bestowed upon former Marine John Stewart, it leads him on a life-changing mission. With Justice League member Green Arrow and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Aldis Hodge, Jimmi Simpson, Ike Amadi, Brian Bloom

Directed By: Jeff Wamester

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: On his birthday, Jonathan Kent learns his dad is Superman and that he has superpowers of his own. He also meets Damian Wayne. The two... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jack Dylan Grazer, Jack Griffo, Troy Baker, Travis Willingham

Directed By: Matt Peters

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Supergirl must contend with a mysterious group called the Dark Circle as it searches for a powerful weapon held in the Legion Academy.

Starring: Meg Donnelly, Harry Shum Jr., Darren Criss, Matt Bomer

Directed By: Jeff Wamester

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Inspired by the comic book series by Mike Mignola, Richard Pace and Troy Nixey, Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham is a 1920s-based tale... View Full Synopsis

Starring: David Giuntoli, Tati Gabrielle, Gideon Adlon, Christopher Gorham

Directed By: Sam Liu

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Members of the Justice League are transported to the world of Remnant and find themselves turned into teenagers. The Remnant heroes combine forces with the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Natalie Alyn Lind, Chandler Riggs, Nat Wolff, Lindsay Jones

Directed By: Kerry Shawcross

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Kidnapped and transported to a strange world, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman unite to form a resistance and lead the planet to freedom.

Starring: Jensen Ackles, Darren Criss, Matt Bomer, Stana Katic

Directed By: Jeff Wamester

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The Justice League emerge in their own world to discover that Grimm have overtaken Earth.

Starring: Lindsay Jones, Kara Eberle, Arryn Zech, Barbara Dunkelman

Directed By: Yssa Badiola, Dustin Matthews, Kerry Shawcross

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The Anti-Monitor (the Monitor's evil counterpart) is released into the DC Multiverse and begins to destroy the different Earths that compose it. The Monitor attempts... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Alexandra Daddario, Matt Bomer, Jensen Ackles, Stana Katic

Directed By: Jeff Wamester

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: An endless army of shadow demons threatens to destroy the world and all parallel Earths; the only thing opposing them is the combined power of... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jensen Ackles, Darren Criss, Meg Donnelly, Stana Katic

Directed By: Jeff Wamester

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The Anti-Monitor attacks the remaining Earths and their inhabitants. Heroes and villains across time and space join the Justice League for a final stand against... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jensen Ackles, Darren Criss, Corey Stoll, Meg Donnelly

Directed By: Jeff Wamester

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In an alternate world, the murder of a government sponsored superhero draws his outlawed colleagues out of retirement, into a mystery that threatens their lives... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Matthew Rhys, Katee Sackhoff, Titus Welliver, Troy Baker

Directed By: Brandon Vietti

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: As former heroes grapple with personal ethics, inner demons and a society turned against them, they race against the clock to uncover a plot that... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Matthew Rhys, Katee Sackhoff, Titus Welliver, Troy Baker

Directed By: Brandon Vietti, Vinton Heuck